IMPACTFUL

PRESENTATION SKILLS
The 10 Worst Human Fears

• 01 Speaking before a group

• 02 Heights
• 03 Insects and bugs
• 04 Financial problems
• 05 Deep Water
• 06 Sickness
• 07 Death
• 08 Flying
• 09 Loneliness
• 10 Dogs
Objectives

• Become aware of the important

elements of a presentation.
• Prepare and deliver an effective
presentation
• Building the Base
• Platform Skills
Great Presentation

• Great Design
• Great Delivery
Think of a topic on which you would be
making a 5 to 7 mins presentation
Outline the Purpose of the Presentation
Outline the Purpose of the Presentation

• You need to define your purpose for giving the presentation

• Purpose of Presentation
• To sell an idea
• To Inform / Teach
• To Motivate / Inspire
• To Instruct
• To Persuade
• To influence
‘If I had eight hours to chop down a tree,
I’d spend six sharpening my axe!’
- Abraham Lincoln
Audience Analysis
Understand Audience
• Who is in your audience?
• Are they novice / key members for making decisions?
• Why are they there?
• What do they know about you?
• What is their current knowledge of the topic?
• What do they want / need to know?
• What is their background / experience / Education?
 Research The Topic
• What are the key books/journals/websites relating
to your topic?
• Is there someone in particular that you should
interview for information?
• Do you have any existing notes on the topic?
• Are there any other sources that you think could be
useful?
Begin With The End in Mind
Close
• Most important stage along with opening
• Why write close first
• Focus on outcome
• Helps you edit content
• Reinforces the connection between your presentation and challenges
facing the audience
• Action Required
How Will You Close?
• How will you signal your close?
• How will you summarise your main points?
• What action is required from the audience?
• How will you close with impact?
Open With Impact
• Impact Title
• Presentation Skills Vs Present or Perish
• Pace
• Fast paced vs. Laid back
• Connect
• Story, Question, Joke, Quote, Arresting Fact
• Benefit
• Expectations from the session
• Objectives
Structure…….

….is how you place the building blocks of your story

Structure & Flow
Introduction

Main Body

Conclusion
• Introduction
• Start with a compelling story
• Narrate an attention grabbing anecdote
• Body
• Interesting, clear beginnings
• Provocative, engaging content in the middle
• A clear, logical conclusion
• Clear Take away’s
• Can be related to the point that you want to make
• Structure
• Tell them what you’re going to tell them
• Tell them
• Tell them what you told them
• Conclusion
• Summarize the content you have delivered in key points
• Keeping the purpose in mind, seek the outcome from your audience
through :
• A well worded recommendation
• Feedback
• An embedded question
Key Rules for Design
• Use one concept per slide
• Use Key words and phrases
• Bullet points
• Heading / Captions
• Organization’s Logo / Emblem
• Standard format
Key Rules for Design
• Layout
• Consistency
• Placement of text and images
• Fonts and sizes
• Background colour
• Style and treatment of the slides
• Language check
• Colour
• Density of Text on slides
• Drawing – Charts/ Figures / Tables
Great Delivery of Presentations
• Voice
• Managing Time
• Language
• Movement
• Body Language
Delivery
• Logistics
• Rehearsal
• Presentation
• Review
Managing Difficult Audiences
• The Loudmouth
• The Story teller/ Rambler
• The Broken Record
• The Whisperer
• The Devil’s Advocate
 The PRESENTATION

Show Your Passion Start Strong

Plan movement, gestures, and voice Begin the way you mean to go on

KISS
Be aware of peoples attention span
The PRESENTATION

Make good eye contact Remember the ‘B’ key

Move away from the podium

The PRESENTATION

Keep the lights on Stand and move square to the audience

Use a remote slide clicking device

Review
• What worked well
• What didn’t
• What could have been better